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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Act 2, Scene 1, starts with a heated discussion between which two characters?
(a) Alceste and Philinte.
(b) Oronte and Celimene.
(c) Alceste and Eliante.
(d) Alceste and Celimene.

2. When Basque makes his announcement, whom does it involve?
(a) Éliante.
(b) Acaste.
(c) Célimène.
(d) Alceste.

3. Dubois is so flustered, he can barely do what in Act 4, Scene 4?
(a) Clean the house.
(b) Write a letter.
(c) Tell his story.
(d) Walk into the house.

4. What does Alceste want Celimene to do about the new suitor?
(a) Introduces him to her cousin.
(b) Send him away.
(c) State she is not interested.
(d) Let him in.

5. What is the significance of a new character in Act One, Scene Two?
(a) He is an officer.
(b) He is the true husband of Celimenes.
(c) He is a famous artist.
(d) He is a new suitor of Celimenes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who announces a visitor at the beginning of Ace Two, Scene Two?

2. Who comes rushing in to speak with Éliante in the beginning of Act 4, Scene 2?

3. What does Alceste state the other suitors does not do if they truly love Celimene?

4. At first, how does Célimène react to Alceste's reaction to the visitor in Act 2, Scene 3?

5. How would you sum up Alceste's feelings when he is talking to Célimène in Act 4, Scene 3?

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